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Pre-ordering may be a "necessary evil" but it's still bulls$$t as far as I'm concerned. I've had stuff on pre-order for over two years and have yet to not only see it but also have yet to hear anything about it from the manufacturer. If manufacturers are going to go the pre-order route, I think it's incumbent on them to at least keep the consumer in the loop about the product's progress. Doug
Pre-ordering may be a "necessary evil" but it's still bulls$$t as far as I'm concerned. I've had stuff on pre-order for over two years and have yet to not only see it but also have yet to hear anything about it from the manufacturer. If manufacturers are going to go the pre-order route, I think it's incumbent on them to at least keep the consumer in the loop about the product's progress.
Maybe this has been discussed elsewhere in various threads, but is Rapido committed to only producing Canadian/Canadien prototypes? Don't get me wrong, I love Canadians/Canadiens as much as the next guy (married one in fact). Your new GMD model and recent vans are very nice, but I can't see buying them just to "help out". I did that with some Rapido passenger cars a couple of years ago even though I didn't need them when I heard you guys were facing hard times. I understand the passion that comes with producing a product line that is true to your heritage and interests, but would like to respectfully suggest that those of us who model non-Canadian/Canadien lines would like an opportunity to purchase a broader range of products. I know that some of your recent cars could have been interchanged into the US system, but I just was curious about how you see things developing.Best wishes, Dave
Valid points Dave; in HO we just delivered the GATX wooden meat reefer - a US prototype. We're the manufacturer of the HO Osgood Bradley coaches and smokers too. We're looking at a wide range of projects and not all of them are Canadian prototypes, although clearly that is our primary focus.
If you don't pre-order, that is entirely your choice. But you have to do it eyes open, recognizing that there's a good chance you won't get the model or, if you really want it, you'll pay more than retail on eBay. Our steam generator models regularly go for 4x retail on eBay, and before our new run of CP cabooses they went for 2x retail. Recently a $110 Park Car we made for VIA last year went for over $400 on eBay.-Jason